validation strategy?

[Dabbler]

I need to insure that at least one of three phone number fields has a value
(requiredfield) but I'm not sure of a way to implement this without server
side logic. Is there a way to use the validation controls to do this?

Thanks.

[Dabbler]

right you are, I clicked the C# tab by instinct, as I lost interest in VB way
before it became a typed language.

I found your findcontrol function interesting, why do you use that as
opposed to document.getEle mentById? is it because you might give the same id
to two element types?

Thanks again.

"Phillip Williams" wrote:

Are you sure you clicked on the right tab for the source code? There are 2
demos on the same section. The source code can be reached directly through
this link:
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/...box/demo2.aspx

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com
"Dabbler" wrote:

Thanks Philip, nice demo! But I think the source code applies to a different
demo?
"Phillip Williams" wrote:

The custom server control that you will build has to have a strategy to
validate the entries using javascript. This is what we are doing here. In
other words, this discussion is not irrelevant. You can package the
javascript skills that you might learn from this discussion into your custom
validator's client-side script and add to it the portion that you already
developed (server-side validation).

As for the *only fault* that you identified (can't mark the missing fields
visually), I modified the code slightly to do that and placed it as a demo on
this link:
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/...box/demo2.aspx

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com
"Dabbler" wrote:

>
> Even more clever!
>
> The only fault I see in this is that I can't mark the missing fields
> visually, right now I use validators to put exclamation point gif next to
> missing fields and error text in a validation summary. so for the time being
> I'm not using a validator but rejecting the page if server side method
> determines all phone fields are blank and setting visible label fields with
> image and error text.
>
> Now I'm thinking it would be cool if I could perform the tests server side,
> then trigger validation controls from server code, so the validation errors
> would appear in the validation summary.
>
> Sorry, guess I'm want it just so ;)
>
> Thanks for a classy suggestion though, I might wind up having to reduce
> expectations and use it ;)
>
> "Phillip Williams" wrote:
>
> > You can also have each of those textboxes copying their value to a hidden
> > textbox by handling the client-side event named "onchange", like this:
> >
> > <asp:TextBox ID="txtHomePhon e" runat="server"
> > onchange="copyv alue();"></asp:TextBox>
> > <asp:TextBox ID="txtBusPhone " runat="server"
> > onchange="copyv alue();"></asp:TextBox>
> > <asp:TextBox ID="txtMobile" runat="server"
> > onchange="copyv alue();"></asp:TextBox>
> >
> > At the end of your webform add a hidden textbox with validation controls
> > (for both required field and valid phone entry):
> >
> > <asp:TextBox ID="txtPhone" Runat="server" CssClass="Hidde n"></asp:TextBox>
> > <asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ControlToValida te="txtPhone" Runat="server"
> > ErrorMessage="Y ou must enter at least one phone
> > number"></asp:RequiredFie ldValidator>
> > <asp:RegularExp ressionValidato r ControlToValida te ="txtPhone" Runat="server"
> > ErrorMessage="N ot a vaild phone nubmer"
> > Display="Dynami c"
> > ValidationExpre ssion="^\(?\d{3 }\)?\s?\d{3}[-\s]?\d{4}$"></asp:RegularExpr essionValidator >
> >
> > Then in the javascript script section of your code:
> > function copyvalue()
> > {
> > var txtSrc = window.event.sr cElement;
> > var txtTarget = document.getEle mentById ("txtPhone") ;
> > if (txtTarget!=nul l)
> > {
> > txtTarget.value =txtSrc.value;
> > }
> > }
> >
> > Of course make sure your stylesheet has the .hidden style defined, e.g.
> > .Hidden {display:none;}
> > --
> > HTH,
> > Phillip Williams
> > http://www.societopia.net
> > http://www.webswapp.com
> >
> >
> > "Dabbler" wrote:
> >
> > > Clever workaround Phillip!
> > >
> > > but I'm looking for a way to just insure that at least one of three
> > > textboxes has a value in it without designating on as the mandatory field, as
> > > these are in different sections of the form - e.g. work fields vs home fields.
> > >
> > > I have a server side validation working now, but since it doesn't use
> > > validation controls the error message doesn't disappear once the user tabs
> > > out of the field.
> > >
> > > I guess I'm going to have to brush up on my javascript!
> > >
> > > Thanks for your suggestion.
> > >
> > > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
> > >
> > > > <table>
> > > > <tr>
> > > > <td>
> > > > <asp:DropDownLi st ID="ddlPhoneTyp e" runat="server">
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Phone">P hone</asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Mobile"> Mobile</asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Fax">Fax </asp:ListItem>
> > > > </asp:DropDownLis t>
> > > > </td>
> > > > <td>
> > > > <asp:TextBox ID="txtMandator yPhone"
> > > > runat="server"> </asp:TextBox><fo nt color="red">*</font>
> > > > <asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="valMandator yPhone"
> > > > runat="Server" ControlToValida te="txtMandator yPhone"
> > > > ErrorMessage="Y ou must enter at least one contact
> > > > information"></asp:RequiredFie ldValidator>
> > > > </td>
> > > > </tr>
> > > > <tr>
> > > > <td>
> > > > <asp:DropDownLi st ID="DropDownLis t1" runat="server">
> > > > <asp:ListItem ></asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Phone">P hone</asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Mobile"> Mobile</asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Fax">Fax </asp:ListItem>
> > > > </asp:DropDownLis t>
> > > > </td>
> > > > <td>
> > > > <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
> > > > </td>
> > > > </tr>
> > > > <tr>
> > > > <td>
> > > > <asp:DropDownLi st ID="DropDownLis t2" runat="server">
> > > > <asp:ListItem ></asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Phone">P hone</asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Mobile"> Mobile</asp:ListItem>
> > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Fax">Fax </asp:ListItem>
> > > > </asp:DropDownLis t>
> > > > </td>
> > > > <td>
> > > > <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
> > > > </td>
> > > > </tr>
> > > > </table>
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Phillip Williams
> > > > http://www.societopia.net
> > > > http://www.webswapp.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dabbler" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I need to insure that at least one of three phone number fields has a value
> > > > > (requiredfield) but I'm not sure of a way to implement this without server
> > > > > side logic. Is there a way to use the validation controls to do this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > >

[Phillip Williams]

The page you were looking at in this demo is a content page; which means that
any controls on it will have their browser ID prefixed with the
NamingContainer (s) IDs. For example the textbox for entering the date has an
ID that looks like this: ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_txtD ate1. If I had simply
used document.getEle mentById("txtDa te1") I would have not found it. So my
customized FindControl JavaScript function searches for a control with an ID
that ends with the ID I am looking for.

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com
"Dabbler" wrote:

right you are, I clicked the C# tab by instinct, as I lost interest in VB way
before it became a typed language.

I found your findcontrol function interesting, why do you use that as
opposed to document.getEle mentById? is it because you might give the same id
to two element types?

Thanks again.

"Phillip Williams" wrote:

Are you sure you clicked on the right tab for the source code? There are 2
demos on the same section. The source code can be reached directly through
this link:
http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/...box/demo2.aspx

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com
"Dabbler" wrote:

Thanks Philip, nice demo! But I think the source code applies to a different
demo?
"Phillip Williams" wrote:

> The custom server control that you will build has to have a strategy to
> validate the entries using javascript. This is what we are doing here. In
> other words, this discussion is not irrelevant. You can package the
> javascript skills that you might learn from this discussion into your custom
> validator's client-side script and add to it the portion that you already
> developed (server-side validation).
>
> As for the *only fault* that you identified (can't mark the missing fields
> visually), I modified the code slightly to do that and placed it as a demo on
> this link:
> http://www.webswapp.com/codesamples/...box/demo2.aspx
>
> --
> HTH,
> Phillip Williams
> http://www.societopia.net
> http://www.webswapp.com
>
>
> "Dabbler" wrote:
>
> >
> > Even more clever!
> >
> > The only fault I see in this is that I can't mark the missing fields
> > visually, right now I use validators to put exclamation point gif next to
> > missing fields and error text in a validation summary. so for the time being
> > I'm not using a validator but rejecting the page if server side method
> > determines all phone fields are blank and setting visible label fields with
> > image and error text.
> >
> > Now I'm thinking it would be cool if I could perform the tests server side,
> > then trigger validation controls from server code, so the validation errors
> > would appear in the validation summary.
> >
> > Sorry, guess I'm want it just so ;)
> >
> > Thanks for a classy suggestion though, I might wind up having to reduce
> > expectations and use it ;)
> >
> > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
> >
> > > You can also have each of those textboxes copying their value to a hidden
> > > textbox by handling the client-side event named "onchange", like this:
> > >
> > > <asp:TextBox ID="txtHomePhon e" runat="server"
> > > onchange="copyv alue();"></asp:TextBox>
> > > <asp:TextBox ID="txtBusPhone " runat="server"
> > > onchange="copyv alue();"></asp:TextBox>
> > > <asp:TextBox ID="txtMobile" runat="server"
> > > onchange="copyv alue();"></asp:TextBox>
> > >
> > > At the end of your webform add a hidden textbox with validation controls
> > > (for both required field and valid phone entry):
> > >
> > > <asp:TextBox ID="txtPhone" Runat="server" CssClass="Hidde n"></asp:TextBox>
> > > <asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ControlToValida te="txtPhone" Runat="server"
> > > ErrorMessage="Y ou must enter at least one phone
> > > number"></asp:RequiredFie ldValidator>
> > > <asp:RegularExp ressionValidato r ControlToValida te ="txtPhone" Runat="server"
> > > ErrorMessage="N ot a vaild phone nubmer"
> > > Display="Dynami c"
> > > ValidationExpre ssion="^\(?\d{3 }\)?\s?\d{3}[-\s]?\d{4}$"></asp:RegularExpr essionValidator >
> > >
> > > Then in the javascript script section of your code:
> > > function copyvalue()
> > > {
> > > var txtSrc = window.event.sr cElement;
> > > var txtTarget = document.getEle mentById ("txtPhone") ;
> > > if (txtTarget!=nul l)
> > > {
> > > txtTarget.value =txtSrc.value;
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > Of course make sure your stylesheet has the .hidden style defined, e.g.
> > > .Hidden {display:none;}
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > > Phillip Williams
> > > http://www.societopia.net
> > > http://www.webswapp.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dabbler" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Clever workaround Phillip!
> > > >
> > > > but I'm looking for a way to just insure that at least one of three
> > > > textboxes has a value in it without designating on as the mandatory field, as
> > > > these are in different sections of the form - e.g. work fields vs home fields.
> > > >
> > > > I have a server side validation working now, but since it doesn't use
> > > > validation controls the error message doesn't disappear once the user tabs
> > > > out of the field.
> > > >
> > > > I guess I'm going to have to brush up on my javascript!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your suggestion.
> > > >
> > > > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > <table>
> > > > > <tr>
> > > > > <td>
> > > > > <asp:DropDownLi st ID="ddlPhoneTyp e" runat="server">
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Phone">P hone</asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Mobile"> Mobile</asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Fax">Fax </asp:ListItem>
> > > > > </asp:DropDownLis t>
> > > > > </td>
> > > > > <td>
> > > > > <asp:TextBox ID="txtMandator yPhone"
> > > > > runat="server"> </asp:TextBox><fo nt color="red">*</font>
> > > > > <asp:RequiredFi eldValidator ID="valMandator yPhone"
> > > > > runat="Server" ControlToValida te="txtMandator yPhone"
> > > > > ErrorMessage="Y ou must enter at least one contact
> > > > > information"></asp:RequiredFie ldValidator>
> > > > > </td>
> > > > > </tr>
> > > > > <tr>
> > > > > <td>
> > > > > <asp:DropDownLi st ID="DropDownLis t1" runat="server">
> > > > > <asp:ListItem ></asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Phone">P hone</asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Mobile"> Mobile</asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Fax">Fax </asp:ListItem>
> > > > > </asp:DropDownLis t>
> > > > > </td>
> > > > > <td>
> > > > > <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
> > > > > </td>
> > > > > </tr>
> > > > > <tr>
> > > > > <td>
> > > > > <asp:DropDownLi st ID="DropDownLis t2" runat="server">
> > > > > <asp:ListItem ></asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Phone">P hone</asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Mobile"> Mobile</asp:ListItem>
> > > > > <asp:ListItem Value="Fax">Fax </asp:ListItem>
> > > > > </asp:DropDownLis t>
> > > > > </td>
> > > > > <td>
> > > > > <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>
> > > > > </td>
> > > > > </tr>
> > > > > </table>
> > > > > --
> > > > > HTH,
> > > > > Phillip Williams
> > > > > http://www.societopia.net
> > > > > http://www.webswapp.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Dabbler" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I need to insure that at least one of three phone number fields has a value
> > > > > > (requiredfield) but I'm not sure of a way to implement this without server
> > > > > > side logic. Is there a way to use the validation controls to do this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >

[Dabbler]

So much to learn, so little time!

Thanks Phillip.

"Phillip Williams" wrote:

The page you were looking at in this demo is a content page; which means that
any controls on it will have their browser ID prefixed with the
NamingContainer (s) IDs. For example the textbox for entering the date has an
ID that looks like this: ctl00_ContentPl aceHolder1_txtD ate1. If I had simply
used document.getEle mentById("txtDa te1") I would have not found it. So my
customized FindControl JavaScript function searches for a control with an ID
that ends with the ID I am looking for.

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com